Hale Irwin's Scotty Cameron Gold Plated Putter for 2002 Turtle Bay Championship Win
In similar fashion to many of his Tour peers, Hale Irwin added a Scotty Cameron putter to his bag in the late 1990's - and won with it! Hale's trusty Scotty Cameron by Titleist putter got the job done in 2002 at the Turtle Bay Championship, his jaw-dropping fourth win at the tournament that was played on Kaanapali island of Hawaii - a location he championed during his PGA Tour career as well. This would be his 36th win on the PGA Champions Tour, this one coming in a playoff over Gary McCord. Three black dots are found above 'Cameron' towards the heel on this putter, with the tournament title to the left and 'Titleist' in the back head cavity.34"
With less than a decade of retail of production for his company, Scotty Cameron was already cementing his name among the great putter makers. The practice of awarding a gold-plated putter was again put into play rewarding Irwin's Hawaii-set victory, this time by the then newest industry giant and it's future - state-of-the-art putter maker Scotty Cameron. Karsten Solheim started giving out gold-plated putters in the 1970's that were built to the exact specs of the winner's model, with Cameron following suit as a passing of the torch of sorts. Scotty Cameron collectors are likely aware of the production of these putters, with very few acquisition opportunities until now.
A signed letter of provenance from Hale Irwin will come with this lot.
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